Harry's use of Sectusemtra. WAS: Intention in Magic

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No: HPFGUIDX 141193

Colebiancardi:
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> the only point I would like to make is, I don't think Pansy *had* 
to 
> vilify Harry.  What Harry did was horrific.  Draco could have died 
> from the Sectumsempra hex.  So, in this case, Pansy told the truth 
> about Harry - unless she said that Draco was attacked unprovoked - 
I 
> don't have my book in front of me...
> 


Alla:

Horrific? I mean, sure Draco could die. IF Harry knew what the curse 
could do, I would absolutely agree with you and call it "horrific". 
Since he did not, I would call what he did to be supremely stupid, 
since it IS stupid to use the curses, whose meanings you do not know 
on people. I think  the fact that Harry was horrified by the effect 
of the curse cured him from this stupidity, but I don't know if I 
would call it horrific.

JMO,

Alla.